Chapter 5- The American Revolution, 1763-1783
1- At the time of the Revolution many colonies were unified and instead of the people feeling that they were colonist, they believed that they were Americans. The main factor that unified the colonists was how Parliament tried to deal with the colonies in a uniformed manner, rather then separately like it has in the past. This uniformed treatment inadvertently united America and its people. Taxes and a sense of liberty, also brought the people of the colonies together, as people felt that they were not properly being represented in Parliament. The many acts placed on the colonies rallied the people and forced them to work together to obtain their rightful liberty. There was also a sense of division during the time of the Revolution, mainly the result of Regulators. Regulators were a group of rich residents from South Carolina who felt that the existing government was flawed and that because of the lack of justice in the area, that people were …show more content…
Those rights were life, liberty, and property. Thomas Paine’s “Common Sense” and the Declaration of Independence reflects the ideas of John Locke because all three dealt with the liberties of people. Common Sense stated that the colonist could only have true liberty and freedom if they separated from Great Britain. The Declaration of Independence relates to John Locke’s idea of liberty because the Declaration of Independence is a written set of rights and personal liberties for all American citizens. That Americans no longer had to live under the control of the British empire. Thomas Paine’s “Common Sense” and the Declaration of Independence both had such a great appeal to the people of America of all social classes because it didn 't matter if they were rich, poor, a farmer, a merchant, etc. as long as they were American citizens they all shared the same rights and
1- At the time of the Revolution many colonies were unified and instead of the people feeling that they were colonist, they believed that they were Americans. The main factor that unified the colonists was how Parliament tried to deal with the colonies in a uniformed manner, rather then separately like it has in the past. This uniformed treatment inadvertently united America and its people. Taxes and a sense of liberty, also brought the people of the colonies together, as people felt that they were not properly being represented in Parliament. The many acts placed on the colonies rallied the people and forced them to work together to obtain their rightful liberty. There was also a sense of division during the time of the Revolution, mainly the result of Regulators. Regulators were a group of rich residents from South Carolina who felt that the existing government was flawed and that because of the lack of justice in the area, that people were …show more content…
Those rights were life, liberty, and property. Thomas Paine’s “Common Sense” and the Declaration of Independence reflects the ideas of John Locke because all three dealt with the liberties of people. Common Sense stated that the colonist could only have true liberty and freedom if they separated from Great Britain. The Declaration of Independence relates to John Locke’s idea of liberty because the Declaration of Independence is a written set of rights and personal liberties for all American citizens. That Americans no longer had to live under the control of the British empire. Thomas Paine’s “Common Sense” and the Declaration of Independence both had such a great appeal to the people of America of all social classes because it didn 't matter if they were rich, poor, a farmer, a merchant, etc. as long as they were American citizens they all shared the same rights and